King

📍 Stockholm, Sweden🗓 Founded 2003👥 6,545 employees💰 Last funded 2014
Entertainment Providers🌐 careers.king.com
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With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. Candy Crush has been the top-grossing franchise in U.S. app stores for six years, and King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King, a part of Activision Blizzard which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin and offices in Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta.
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Total investors
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2003
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Investors

4 investors
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Investor geography2 countries
United Kingdom
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United States
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Investor activity2005–2014 · investors recorded per year
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in King?
King has 4 investors on record on gritt.io, including 3 early-stage backers.
When did King last raise funding?
The most recent investment in King recorded on gritt.io was in 2014.
When was King founded?
King was founded in 2003.
What industry is King in?
King operates in Entertainment Providers. Find similar Entertainment Providers investors on gritt.io.
Where is King based?
King is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.